Dr Anthony 'Skip' Basiel – Blended Learning Solutions

Teaching and Learning Online – Volume 3 28/04/2026

Call for papers for Volume 3 of Teaching and Learning Online to be published by Routledge / Taylor and Francis in late 2027.
Closing date for initial expressions of interest Tuesday30 June 2026 12 noon BST.

Background

It is now a little over 10 years since Volume 2 of Teaching and Learning Online; New Models of Learning for a Connected World hit the bookshelves published by Routledge.

Things have moved on considerably in the last decade and we are now looking to pull together a completely new suite of essays and case studies that reflect the new social and technological reality where ai is likely to transform the roles of knowledge workers. In a world where ai supplements or replaces many current knowledge capabilities the ‘Human Edge’ will become increasingly important. We want to explore a paradigm shift that moves us away from an online pedagogy of content creation and delivery to one primarily focused on the promotion of higher order thinking skills, critical thinking, engaging with complexity, empathy and ethical dimensions of human interactions. Decision making under conditions of uncertainty, operating with incomplete, ambiguous or contradictory information and making value-based judgements – these are areas where humans still hold an advantage over ai. These are the attributes that will allow adult learners to thrive as jobs and careers transition. Given the scale and urgency of this upskilling requirement and the fact that most of the people who need this are already in the workplace it seems to us that Online and Blended learning solutions are likely to provide the most viable and scalable opportunities.  

Volume 3 seeks to explore our understanding of the way adults learn both individually and collectively and how existing approaches need to be transformed as we let go of what is easy for educators to achieve (develop and deliver content) and focus instead on what educators have traditional found almost impossible to develop at scale – ie the spark, imagination, creativity and value based criticality that adds up to the Human Edge. We see this as the new horizon for Online Learning. Every knowledge worker who is currently in the  workplace needs educators and the online learning industry to step up to this challenge. These higher order thinking skills will no longer be the province of senior leaders or doctoral students – everyone who seeks to make a contribution to society in the coming decades will need these skills and will need to continuously practice and hone them. That is why we are calling this new collection of essays –

Teaching and Learning Online, Volume 3: Lifelong Learning in the Stream of Living

Call for contributors

We are looking to collect a series of short essays (6 to 8k words) for research papers by academics, (4 to 6k words) for case studies by practitioners, designers, L&D leaders and education strategists who are currently engaged in defining, creating and delivering the above human capabilities mediated through the world of on-line learning.  Whilst technology, particularly ai is the stimulus that is shifting the tectonic plates of education our intent is still very firmly to maintain the core theme of the articulation and development of the learning theory and strategy that underpins all the examples. 

Shaping your proposed contribution

This Volume seeks to explore the following big questions:

• How can we reimagine our approach to developing skills and knowledge as we shift the paradigm from content delivery to the development and nurturing of higher order thinking and human engagement capabilities that can be deployed in any sphere of activity?
• In an increasingly ai dominated world of work what are the similarities and differences between processes of ‘machine learning’ and ‘human learning’? How do we strike a balance that produces the best human outcomes?
• How can ai be deployed to scale the availability of high-quality individual and group coaching and mentoring in the development of higher order human thinking and ethical decision-making capabilities?
• How can we deploy emerging technologies at scale to widen adult access to learning enrichment and reskilling for those currently in the workplace as they transition into emerging jobs and roles that currently cannot be imagined?

Your proposal must specifically address one or more of these questions and be supported by academic or practitioner research and ideally point to ongoing practical examples and case studies that can act as exemplars to shape adult learning over the coming decade. Submissions should examine the ethical dimensions and potential human consequences of the approaches and strategies under discussion. Consideration should also be given to the applicability of proposed solutions across diverse cultural settings.

Prof. Brian Sutton and Dr Anthony Basiel  teachinglearningonline2026@gmail.com or WhatsApp (Mon – Fri 9am-5pm BST) +44(0)7771998799

You can do the online form at: https://tinyurl.com/BookChapter2026